plawolf
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What about shoot and scoot? Hauling ass after a sustained barrage introduces heated barrels to robust driving, which gives me concerns.
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What about shoot and scoot? Hauling ass after a sustained barrage introduces heated barrels to robust driving, which gives me concerns.
TerraN_EmpirE
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First it's not actually on the barrel but rather the Muzzle brake.
Towed higher caliber Howitzers are not exactly the best option for that. The system has the limitations of having to be deployed often with a complex folding mechanism.
Best shoot and scoot would be a SPH either wheeled or tracked. Although possible to need such it's already going to take time to take down. Besides it would demand a pretty sustained run of firing to really heat those barrels to the point where they could be damaged.
Towed higher caliber Howitzers are not exactly the best option for that. The system has the limitations of having to be deployed often with a complex folding mechanism.
Best shoot and scoot would be a SPH either wheeled or tracked. Although possible to need such it's already going to take time to take down. Besides it would demand a pretty sustained run of firing to really heat those barrels to the point where they could be damaged.
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Towing an artillery by the barrel is a seriously terrible idea because not only such a configuration is highly unstable at high speeds (imagine connecting a loaded trolley to a car via long metal pole). because of the inertia caused by the heavy end it can also potential damage the barrel of the gun.
All modern artillery are towed via the base/carriage of the gun.
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TerraN_EmpirE
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News to the USMC/US Army, Australia, Brazil, Canada,Columbia and Saudi Arabia.
M777 is towed like this because the carriage is built out of ultra light weight materials Titanium and aluminum.
The Indians are in essence copying that with there new gun.
[Aside though, The Pakistani Army SSG has used Steyr AUG series rifles, the F90 is a heavily modernized AUG developed by Australia. It would be Quite Ironic if the AUG ended up being the next rifle of India.]
Another jumping in this one is the UAE maker Caracal offering to build CAR817 7.62x51mm rifles in India.
So foreign interest is there it's just a question of who the Indian MOD will listen to, there needs or the Unions that have pushed production to keep the factories open.
timepass
Brigadier
DefExpo 2018 live demonstration armored aircraft defense and security exhibition Chennai India...
timepass
Brigadier
Boeing has entered an industrial partnership with Indian companies Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Mahindra Defence Systems (MDS) to support the local production of its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft.
In a joint statement issued 12 April the three companies said their arrangement would “maximise indigenous content” and create a “twenty-first century aerospace ecosystem” in the event that the Super Hornet is selected to meet air combat capability requirements in the Indian armed forces.
The companies added that their joint proposal features the creation of an “entirely new and state-of-the-art production facility”, which would support the development of the “infrastructure, personnel training, operational tools and techniques” required to produce next-generation fighter aircraft in India.
Source : IHS Jane's, 13.04.18
Link : …/boeing-partners-indian-companies-on-…
In a joint statement issued 12 April the three companies said their arrangement would “maximise indigenous content” and create a “twenty-first century aerospace ecosystem” in the event that the Super Hornet is selected to meet air combat capability requirements in the Indian armed forces.
The companies added that their joint proposal features the creation of an “entirely new and state-of-the-art production facility”, which would support the development of the “infrastructure, personnel training, operational tools and techniques” required to produce next-generation fighter aircraft in India.
Source : IHS Jane's, 13.04.18
Link : …/boeing-partners-indian-companies-on-…
timepass
Brigadier
INDIA LAUNCHES BID FOR 110 NEW MULTI-ROLE FIGHTERS...
's bid for 110 new fighters could be an interesting case - see if the IAF and IN can pool their requirements and how New Delhi's Strategic Partnership policy can affect India's defence industry in the long-term.
's bid for 110 new fighters could be an interesting case - see if the IAF and IN can pool their requirements and how New Delhi's Strategic Partnership policy can affect India's defence industry in the long-term.
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
Some nice images of concepts the Indians are hoping to put into the Skies.
Stealthy AMCA,
Stealthy UCAV
Embraer ERJ-145 baed AEW
A330 AEW
Boeing model F/A18E/F in indian colors sporting Taurus KEPD 350
Bonus